Civil rights minister will speak at free MLK community event

5:56 PM,
Jan. 12, 2013

Written by

Judy Russell
For The Northwestern

A white Southern minister involved in civil rights work with the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be the speaker for a free Oshkosh community celebration of King's life and legacy on Monday, Jan. 21.

"Opening Doors - Coming Together" is the theme of the event, which will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 110 Church Ave. Rev. Joe Ellwanger, the Lutheran minister who will be the guest speaker, worked with King to plan the Birmingham, Alabama, demonstrations.

On the Sunday when the 16th Street Church in Birmingham was bombed, Ellwanger was giving a service in his ...